maya cade
@mayascade.bsky.social
always: creator & curator blackfilmarchive.com
💌: maya@blackfilmarchive.com + soon: incoming president / owner of milestone films. film curator + writer + curious about the world. based in los angeles.
💌: maya@blackfilmarchive.com + soon: incoming president / owner of milestone films. film curator + writer + curious about the world. based in los angeles.
🚨 the theatrical poster of charles burnett’s “my brother’s wedding” for the new 4K restoration is here 🚨
world premiere tomorrow. poster first shared via @letterboxd.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social
world premiere tomorrow. poster first shared via @letterboxd.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social
February 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
🚨 the theatrical poster of charles burnett’s “my brother’s wedding” for the new 4K restoration is here 🚨
world premiere tomorrow. poster first shared via @letterboxd.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social
world premiere tomorrow. poster first shared via @letterboxd.social
@milestonefilms.bsky.social
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the dichotomy between rated/“underrated” is being swallowed by an internet understanding of it: if it does not have tangible proof of a *fandom* it feels invisible even when history tells us otherwise.
willful reimagining of impact isn’t the same as to forget.
willful reimagining of impact isn’t the same as to forget.
November 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
the dichotomy between rated/“underrated” is being swallowed by an internet understanding of it: if it does not have tangible proof of a *fandom* it feels invisible even when history tells us otherwise.
willful reimagining of impact isn’t the same as to forget.
willful reimagining of impact isn’t the same as to forget.
sunday
Candi Staton You've Made Me So Very Happy (1970)
YouTube video by The Real Candi Staton
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
sunday
the ‘optimization’ of gift giving via unpersonalized recommendations shakes me a bit.
what fills their soul with whimsy? what speaks to their essence? what reminds you of them? let’s shop for or make that!
what fills their soul with whimsy? what speaks to their essence? what reminds you of them? let’s shop for or make that!
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 AM
the ‘optimization’ of gift giving via unpersonalized recommendations shakes me a bit.
what fills their soul with whimsy? what speaks to their essence? what reminds you of them? let’s shop for or make that!
what fills their soul with whimsy? what speaks to their essence? what reminds you of them? let’s shop for or make that!
randomly rewatched “what happens later”(2023) dir. meg ryan this morning. i hope she continues to direct!
February 5, 2026 at 4:07 PM
randomly rewatched “what happens later”(2023) dir. meg ryan this morning. i hope she continues to direct!
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We need to find a way to tell the youths about alt-weeklies so they restart them
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We need to find a way to tell the youths about alt-weeklies so they restart them
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The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
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Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Here's a list of 28 films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f... via @mayascade.bsky.social
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f... via @mayascade.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Here's a list of 28 films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f... via @mayascade.bsky.social
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f... via @mayascade.bsky.social
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The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month
28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
there are the wickedly talented adele dazeems everywhere for those with eyes to see
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
there are the wickedly talented adele dazeems everywhere for those with eyes to see
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What a list from @mayascade.bsky.social for the @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month
28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
What a list from @mayascade.bsky.social for the @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
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Michael "5000" Watts, the producer who founded Swishahouse and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international heights, has died at 52
Michael ‘5000’ Watts, Swishahouse founder and Houston hip-hop pioneer, dies at 52
Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization.
www.fox26houston.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Michael "5000" Watts, the producer who founded Swishahouse and helped propel Houston’s "chopped and screwed" sound to international heights, has died at 52
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Habla la madre de Liam Conejo Ramos, el niño de 5 años detenido por ICE
www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
Habla la madre de Liam Conejo Ramos: "Yo presencié la escena desde la ventana, tenía miedo de que también me detuvieran"
"Mi hijo Liam me decía: 'Mami, ábreme la puerta', estaba aterrorizada. Mi esposo me gritaba 'no abras la puerta' y no lo hice por miedo a que mí también me arrestaran y dejara solo a mi otro hijo. Al ...
www.telemundo.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Habla la madre de Liam Conejo Ramos, el niño de 5 años detenido por ICE
www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Talking to Catherine O’Hara about her days with Second City and SCTV, her collaborations with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, For Your Consideration), and hits like Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and Schitt’s Creek.
Catherine O’Hara on Her Career, Sexism in Comedy, and Her Favorite Impressions
Talking to Catherine O’Hara about her days with Second City and SCTV, her collaborations with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, For Your Consideration), and hits like Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and Schitt’s Creek.
www.vulture.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Talking to Catherine O’Hara about her days with Second City and SCTV, her collaborations with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy (Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, For Your Consideration), and hits like Beetlejuice, Home Alone, and Schitt’s Creek.
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Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71
Catherine O'Hara -- famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports
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Impossible to keep up with the amount of activism happening across the country.... www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/t... [Gift link]
Seven detained outside West Loop Target as protesters demand retailer stand against ICE
Several people were detained at Chicago’s West Loop Target Thursday night amid a protest outside the store to demand the retailer publicly denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it co…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Impossible to keep up with the amount of activism happening across the country.... www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/t... [Gift link]
as a friend reminded me, nothing is more urgent than children’s liberation. a world in which they are protected, cherished, and centered, we all are.
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 AM
as a friend reminded me, nothing is more urgent than children’s liberation. a world in which they are protected, cherished, and centered, we all are.
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Somebody say amen! The Library of Congress just announced SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY (1984) has been inducted into the National Film Registry. We are honored to distribute George T. Nierenberg's spirited and moving story of the Black gospel tradition.
January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Somebody say amen! The Library of Congress just announced SAY AMEN, SOMEBODY (1984) has been inducted into the National Film Registry. We are honored to distribute George T. Nierenberg's spirited and moving story of the Black gospel tradition.
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Barkley L. Hendricks, Sweet Thang (Lynn Jenkins), 1975-76
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137769
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137769
January 28, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Barkley L. Hendricks, Sweet Thang (Lynn Jenkins), 1975-76
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137769
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137769
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Fellowship opportunity from
@atbw.bsky.social. Applications due February 2nd. This fellowship is for students enrolled in journalism programs at HBCUs and people working in Black/African American media/newspapers. More info and application here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/iiwa-fellows...
@atbw.bsky.social. Applications due February 2nd. This fellowship is for students enrolled in journalism programs at HBCUs and people working in Black/African American media/newspapers. More info and application here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/iiwa-fellows...
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Fellowship opportunity from
@atbw.bsky.social. Applications due February 2nd. This fellowship is for students enrolled in journalism programs at HBCUs and people working in Black/African American media/newspapers. More info and application here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/iiwa-fellows...
@atbw.bsky.social. Applications due February 2nd. This fellowship is for students enrolled in journalism programs at HBCUs and people working in Black/African American media/newspapers. More info and application here: www.archivingtheblackweb.org/iiwa-fellows...
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there is something insidious about adults internalizing “look for the helpers” as an immediate reaction to tragedy instead of thinking about ways to become one.
we are not all of the same ability but we have a common duty to each other… find your way.. become a helper… so others may find theirs.
we are not all of the same ability but we have a common duty to each other… find your way.. become a helper… so others may find theirs.
January 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
there is something insidious about adults internalizing “look for the helpers” as an immediate reaction to tragedy instead of thinking about ways to become one.
we are not all of the same ability but we have a common duty to each other… find your way.. become a helper… so others may find theirs.
we are not all of the same ability but we have a common duty to each other… find your way.. become a helper… so others may find theirs.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
courage is not one thing, it’s many things— strategies, practices, and actions— unfurling as the moment does. to be courageous is to acknowledge fear and act despite.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 AM
courage is not one thing, it’s many things— strategies, practices, and actions— unfurling as the moment does. to be courageous is to acknowledge fear and act despite.